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• the present invention relates to a new pharmaceutical composition comprising a catechol derivative and a cross-linked cellulose derivative as a dissolution enhancing agent. Accordingly, the present invention relates to an oral compacted composition comprising entacapone, nitecapone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a cross-linked cellulose derivative as a dissolution enhancing agent. Particularly, the invention relates to an oral compacted composition comprising entacapone, nitecapone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a cross-linked cellulose derivative, wherein the amount of the cross-linked cellulose derivative in the composition is at least 6 % by weight, more preferably from about 8 % to about 16 % by weight, especially from about 10 % to 14 % by weight.
• the cross-linked cellulose derivative is cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and particularly croscarmellose sodium (i.e. cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose sodium, Ac-Di-Sol).
• the oral compacted composition is in the form of a tablet.
• the present invention relates to a method of preparing an oral compacted composition comprising entacapone, nitecapone, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a cross-linked cellulose derivative.
• the present invention also relates to the use of a cross- linked cellulose derivative in the manufacture of an oral compacted composition comprising entacapone, nitecapone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• entacapone and nitecapone are (E)-2-cyano-3- (3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)-N,N-diethyl-2-propenamide and 3-(3,4-dihydroxy-5- nitrobenzylidene)-2,4-pentanedione, respectively.
• Entacapone and nitecapone are described in U.S. Patent No. 5,446,194 as catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors. Enteral and parenteral routes of administration are discussed in U.S. Patent No. 5,446,194.
• entacapone, nitecapone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is released from the oral composition as soon as possible after ingesting it.
• This can normally be achieved by using a dissolution enhancing agent in the pharmaceutical composition.
• the dissolution enhancing agent may be a disintegrant or any other agent that enhances the dissolution.
• a cross-linked cellulose derivative means unmodified or modified polymer of cellulose which is cross-linked in a manner generally known in the field of poylmer chemistry.
• Such cross-linked cellulose derivatives are well known as excipients in the field of pharmaceutical technology and as an example cross- linked carboxymethylcellulose or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be mentioned.
• croscarmellose sodium is a cross-linked polymer of carboxymethyl-cellulose sodium. According to the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients (Ainley Wade and Paul J. Weller, Second Edition, The Pharmaceutical Press, London, 1994), it is used in oral pharmaceutical formulations as a disintegrant for tablets, capsules, and granules. Typically, concentrations from 0.5 to 5 % w/w are used as a tablet disintegrant.
• an object of the invention is to provide an oral compacted composition comprising entacapone, nitecapone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a cross-linked cellulose derivative.
• the composition is premised on the discovery that the cross-linked cellulose derivative essentially increases the release rate of entacapone or nitecapone from an oral compacted composition.
• an object of the invention is to provide an oral compacted composition
• the cross-linked cellulose derivative is cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, more preferably croscarmellose sodium (Ac-Di-Sol).
• the oral compacted composition is in the form of a tablet and, therefore, an object of the invention is to provide a tablet comprising entacapone, nitecapone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a cross-linked cellulose derivative.
• a further object of the invention is to provide a tablet comprising entacapone, nitecapone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a cross-linked cellulose derivative, wherein the amount of the cross-linked cellulose derivative is at least 6 % by weight, more preferably from about 8 % to about 16 % by weight, especially from about 10 % to about 14 % by weight.
• An object of the invention is also to provide a method for preparing an oral compacted composition comprising entacapone, nitecapone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a cross-linked cellulose derivative, wherein said method comprises mixing a pharmaceutically effective amount of entacapone, nitecapone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, one or more auxiliary agents, and a cross-linked cellulose derivative to obtain a first mixture; compacting and crushing the first mixture one or more times to obtain a plurality of granules; adding a lubricant, a glidant or a mixture thereof to the granules to obtain a second mixture; and compressing the second mixture into a plurality of tablets.
• An object of the invention is to provide a method of inhibiting catechol-O- methyltransferase by administering to a patient in need thereof an oral compacted composition comprising entacapone, nitecapone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• a further aspect of the invention relates to the use of a cross-linked cellulose derivative in the manufacture of an oral compacted composition comprising entacapone, nitecapone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• Figure 1 shows the effect of different dissolution enhancing agents on the dissolution of compacted entacapone 200 mg tablet formulations.
• Figure 2 shows the effect of croscarmellose sodium on the dissolution of compacted entacapone 200 mg tablet formulations.
• the cross-linked cellulose derivative is effective for increasing the disintegration rate of an oral compacted composition comprising entacapone, nitecapone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• An oral compacted composition is a composition wherein a mixture of an active agent, one or more auxiliary agents and a dissolution enhancing agent is first compacted, then crushed into granules, and further the granules are tabletted or enclosed in a capsule.
• the best dissolution enhancing agent is the one that releases the active agent from the composition as fast as possible.
• the cross-linked cellulose derivative is unexpectedly more efficient in releasing entacapone, nitecapone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof from the compacted composition than other common dissolution improving agents, such as starch, pregelatinized starch, micro-crystalline cellulose, mannitol, sodium starch glycolate, or sodium lauryl sulphate.
• dissolution test of Example 1 shows that 90.1 % of entacapone is dissolved from a tablet comprising croscarmellose sodium as a disintegrant in 5 minutes (see Figure 1).
• nitecapone, entacapone or a salt thereof it is possible to compact nitecapone, entacapone or a salt thereof to a formulation which is both small in size (which is highly desirable in the treatment of certain conditions, e.g. in the treatment of Parkinson's disease) and also superior in releasing nitecapone or entacapone or a salt thereof.
• the cross-linked cellulose derivative is in the oral compacted composition in an amount to enhance the dissolution of the active agent.
• Applicants have surprisingly discovered that the best dissolution results for the oral compacted compositions of the invention are achieved when the amount of the cross-linked cellulose derivative is far more than what is suggested in the art. Accordingly, it has been found that the amount of the cross-linked cellulose derivative in the oral compacted composition is preferably at least 6 % by weight. More preferably, the amount of the cross-linked cellulose derivative is from about 8 % to about 16 % by weight, especially from about 10 % to 14 % by weight.
• the amount of entacapone, nitecapone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the oral compacted composition is dependent on numerous factors known to one skilled in the art, such as, the type of mammal, the condition to be treated, the desired duration of use, etc.
• the compacted composition of the invention may also contain one or more other pharmaceutically active agents.
• the amount of entacapone in a tablet according to the invention can be about 5- 400 mg, preferably about 100-200 mg, more preferably 200 mg.
• Entacapone and nitecapone can be prepared, for example, as described in U.S. Patent No. 5,446,194.
• An oral compacted composition according to the invention can be prepared by mixing a pharmaceutically effective amount of entacapone, nitecapone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, one or more auxiliary agents and a cross-linked cellulose derivative and further compacting and crushing the mixture to form granules.
• the compacting and crushing can be proceeded one or more times.
• the granules are then mixed with a lubricant, a glidant or a mixture thereof and the mixture is compressed into tablets.
• the tablets may be coated after tabletting.
• the granules may also be encapsulated to form capsules.
• the auxiliary agent may be a diluent, a binder or a mixture of different diluents and/or binders.
• auxiliary agents Preferably at least one of the auxiliary agents is water soluble.
• Suitable diluents and binders include, e.g., microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose (HPMC), povidone, starch, lactose, sucrose, mannitol, sorbitol, etc.
• Suitable lubricants and glidants include, e.g., magnesium stearate, calcium stearate, hydrogenated vegetable oil, talc, colloidal silicon dioxide, etc.
• the dissolution of entacapone 200 mg tablet formulations containing different disintegrants were tested.
• the tablets were prepared by mixing, compacting, crushing and compressing as described above.
• the formulations were as described in Table 1.
• the dissolution of each formulation was tested using the basket method with a 100 rpm speed and 900 ml medium of phosphate buffer pH 5.8.
• the amount of entacapone released was determined by a spectrophotometric method using a UV/VIS spectrophotometer. The detection wavelength was 313 nm.
• the results, which are presented in Figure 1 show that the formulation containg croscarmellose sodium (Formul. 5) releases entacapone fastest.
• Oral compact compositions according to the invention comprising entacapone as an active agent can include for instance those described in Table 3.

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